diff --git a/start b/start
index 419d98136..320f41736 100755
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ run_weblate() {
     "$WEBLATE_CMD" "$@"
 }
 
-# Compatibility with older Weblate releases, remove in 2026.8.
-weblate_has_compress() {
-    run_weblate help --commands | grep -qx compress
-}
-
 runserver_has_web_service() {
     local weblate_service=${WEBLATE_SERVICE:-}
     [[ -z $weblate_service || $weblate_service == "web" ]]
@@ -395,10 +390,6 @@ run_startup_maintenance() {
     fi
 
     collect_web_static_assets
-    if weblate_has_compress; then
-        # Compress js and css.
-        run_weblate compress --force --traceback
-    fi
 }
 
 collect_web_static_assets() {
@@ -406,12 +397,7 @@ collect_web_static_assets() {
         return 0
     fi
 
-    if weblate_has_compress; then
-        # Run with --clear to ensure all files are up to date.
-        run_weblate collectstatic --noinput --clear
-    else
-        run_weblate collectstatic --noinput
-    fi
+    run_weblate collectstatic --noinput
     EARLY_COLLECTSTATIC_DONE=1
 }